The end of natural disasters: the daily life of child brides in ancient times

The three girls watched the fire burn and kowtowed to their relatives inside while crying.

The village chief found a longer wooden board and carved some words on it, making a tombstone for the people of Baita Village, and then he placed it in front of the ditch.

Several people took the three girls back. When they returned, the people in the team were still packing up supplies.

They lost a lot of things during the forest fire, and now there are many small items that can be used in the village. The Lu family picked out some and took them.

There was even a well in the yard of this house, and there was still a lot of water in it.

It is rare to come across such a clean water source, so the team consciously lined up there to draw water.

When Lu Tianming saw the three girls coming back, he asked everyone to leave some food for them.

Lu Tianming divided the remaining food equally among the people as agreed with Master Yan.

There is not much food here, and each person only gets about ten kilograms of food.

Two girls went into the house, while the other girl helped everyone clean up from time to time.

When everything was almost cleaned up, Lu Qingqing was called into the house to get a rope.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw a pair of feet dangling in the air. When I turned around, I saw another pair of feet. My scalp suddenly went numb.

Looking up from their feet, I saw that their faces were blue and purple, and their tongues were sticking out.

Their bodies were floating in the air, and they were no longer breathing.

This scene was truly horrifying. Lu Qingqing tried to calm herself down and quickly ran out to find someone.

When the two were let down, the women in the village knew that they had hanged themselves and could not help but lament.

The remaining girl looked at the two bodies for a while, and her expression became more and more determined.

She was not liked by the villagers since she was a child. She suffered countless contempt and ridicule and lived a hard life.

Even if she has lost her innocence, she must live well.

Lu Tianming arranged for several people to bury the bodies of the two girls in a ditch, together with their relatives.

Lu Tianming was also a little troubled about the remaining girl.

But considering the difficulties of fleeing the famine, he decided to leave some food for her and not take her with him.

At this time, everyone had almost packed up, and Lu Tianming was ready to set off.

When the remaining girl saw them leaving, she stood up anxiously.

Seeing everyone looking at her, she flinched a little, but still spoke:

"My benefactors, I want to follow you to escape the famine. Please take me with you!"

As she spoke, she seemed to be thinking of something:

"I can bring my own dry food and water, and I promise not to hold you back!"

She didn't dare to speak at first, but when she saw everyone was about to leave, she stood up anxiously and said it out loud.

She heard from the robbers that a plague had broken out outside Zhangyang City. Being so close, she was afraid that even Baita Village was not safe.

If you want to survive, you have to escape!

Lu Tianming felt a little troubled when he heard the girl's request. It was already dangerous for them to escape from the famine, and he didn't even dare to say whether he could reach his destination alive.

Taking this girl along might very well cost her life. Besides, they had to travel almost every day to escape the famine, and it would be difficult for a girl like her to catch up.

Lu Tianming looked at the girl and said bluntly:

"We've been fleeing this famine, packing up and setting off since before dawn, and we won't stop until we're completely out of sight. It's hard for a grown man to persevere, let alone a little girl like you!"

The girl's eyes became more determined when she heard this.

"I can endure hardships. I used to do all the work in the fields. I'm as strong as any man in the village. Please take me with you!"

Lu Tianming looked at the little girl's face full of desire for life, and saw that she was about the same age as his daughter, so he couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

He looked at the villagers. Many of them felt sorry for the girl, but no one took the initiative to ask her to stay.

The girl was afraid that she would be left behind, so she kept kowtowing to everyone.

Madam Yan felt a little sorry for her, but she thought of the mother and daughter she had saved before. If her husband had not forced them to leave, they would have been almost blackmailed.

Mrs. Yan fell silent when she thought of this.

Finally, the old village chief's wife softened her heart and said:

"Or, take this girl with you!"

Seeing many people in the village nodding, Lu Tianming also nodded in agreement.

He still said it in advance and said to the girl:

"We can take you away, but if you can't keep up along the way, we won't stop to wait for you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xing'er quickly assured:

"Thank you, thank you, I will definitely not cause you any trouble!"

Bai Xing'er found a cart in the village and tied the things she wanted to take away to the cart. Seeing that everyone was carrying large buckets, she also found a half-large bucket and tied it on.

Lu Tianming saw that she had packed up and everyone continued on their journey.

At noon the next day, Lu Qingqing discovered that a carriage was overtaking them from behind.

When the third carriage overtook them, Lu Qingqing realized something was wrong. The driver looked too nervous.

Moreover, these cars were loaded with large and small bags of luggage, and it was obvious that they had moved all their belongings away just like them.

She drove to the front and said to Lu Tianming:

"Uncle Lu, I suspect something might be wrong with Zhang Yangcheng!"

At this moment, another carriage overtook them. Lu Qingqing pointed at the large pile of luggage tied up at the back of the carriage and said:

"Look, there are several carriages loaded with large and small packages, and the drivers look anxious. I'm afraid..."

Lu Tianming looked in the direction she pointed and saw the man driving away in a carriage. There were indeed a lot of luggage tied to the back of the carriage.

Based on the principle of believing it is better than believing it, Lu Tianming told the people in the team about the matter, and everyone started to speed up their journey again.

In the evening, they finally got the exact news from a house where they stopped to rest.

Zhangyang City has become a severely affected area by the plague!

Everyone in the city who still had the strength to walk fled here.

Lu Qingqing's heart sank when she heard this.

They walked along the official road and their next destination was Lanqing Prefecture.

The defense of the provincial capital must be tighter than that of the county town. If Zhangyang City is not broken, they will be more likely to escape.

Now, I'm afraid I can only leave it to fate.

The moon was brighter tonight, and the team continued forward for a long time while still being able to see the road clearly.

The team did not stop until the hour of Chou (1-3 am).

Lu Tianming arranged two groups of people to take turns on duty, and the rest quickly stopped to rest.

As soon as the sky was getting light, the team set off again.

Bai Xing'er took heavy steps and tried to keep up with the team. After traveling for the past two days, she had blisters on her hands and feet.

Her legs were very sore and she had cramps for a long time last night. She pressed them for a long time before she could fall asleep.

But thinking that if she wanted to survive, she had to adapt as quickly as possible, Bai Xing'er gritted her teeth and kept up with the pace of the person in front.

In the afternoon, when the team was on their way, they saw a carriage turning back in front of them.

Lu Tianming wanted to stop them to ask what was going on, but he saw the carriage running past at a very fast speed.

Although I knew there might be something going on ahead, I had already come this far and had to go over and take a look.

Lu Tianming asked everyone to take their weapons with them, and the group continued to move forward.